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HaiKe Chemical Group Ltd. Proposed Cancellation, EGM and Exit Facility (0629F)

16/02/2018 7:00am

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RNS Number : 0629F

HaiKe Chemical Group Ltd.

16 February 2018

16 February 2018

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014.

HaiKe Chemical Group Limited

("HaiKe", the "Group" or the "Company")

Proposed Cancellation of Admission of Ordinary Shares to Trading on AIM

Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting

and

Exit Facility by Hai Yuan Trading

HaiKe Chemical Group Limited, the AIM quoted (AIM: HAIK) specialty chemical business based in Shandong Province, China announces, its intention to seek Shareholder approval for the cancellation of admission to trading on AIM of the Company's Ordinary Shares.

Circular and Notice of EGM

A circular is being posted to Shareholders today setting out the background to, and reasons for, the Cancellation, and the reasons why the Directors consider that the Cancellation is in the best interests of the Company and its Shareholders as a whole and therefore unanimously recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of the Resolution to be proposed at an EGM on 12 March 2018, notice of which will be set out in the Circular. The Circular will be available on the Company's website at: www.haikechemical.com.

Exit Facility by Hai Yuan Trading at 30 pence per Ordinary Share

The Board is aware that Shareholders may be either unable to hold unquoted shares or are unwilling to continue to hold such shares with the reduced level of marketability that is likely to ensue following Cancellation. The Circular will contain details of the Exit Facility by Hai Yuan Trading, at 30 pence per Ordinary Share, to enable such Shareholders to sell their Ordinary Shares immediately following the Extraordinary General Meeting.

Definitions in this announcement are, unless otherwise stated, the same as those included in the Circular.

For further information:

   HaiKe Chemical Group                          +86 546 7787789 
   Jes Cui, Chief Financial Officer              cuizhiqiang@haikegroup.com 
   Yolanda Zhang, Company Secretary       yolanda.zhang@haikegroup.com 
   Stockdale Securities                               +44 (0) 20 7601 6100 

Richard Johnson / Elhanan Lee

   Cardew Group                                      +44 (0) 20 7930 0777 

Shan Shan Willenbrock / Joe McGregor haike@tbcardew.com

Set out below is the letter from the Chairman, expected timetable and definitions, extracted from the Circular:

Dear Shareholder

   1.         Introduction 

The Company has today announced that the Directors have unanimously concluded that it is in the best interests of the Company and its Shareholders to cancel the admission of the Ordinary Shares to trading on AIM. Pursuant to Rule 41 of the AIM Rules, the Company (through its nominated adviser, Stockdale) has notified the London Stock Exchange of the date of the proposed Cancellation.

The Cancellation is conditional, pursuant to Rule 41 of the AIM Rules, upon the approval of not less than 75 per cent. of the votes cast by Shareholders (whether present in person or by proxy) at the Extraordinary General Meeting, notice of which is set out on page 13 of this document.

The Company is seeking Shareholders' approval of the Cancellation at the Extraordinary General Meeting, which has been convened at 11/F Meeting Room, HaiKe Mansion, 726 Beiyi Road, Dongying City, Shandong Province, China on 12 March 2018 at 10.00 a.m. (PRC). If the Resolution is passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting, it is anticipated that the Cancellation will become effective at 7.00 a.m. on 20 March 2018. The Company has received irrevocable undertakings in respect of 70.0 per cent. of the Company's issued Ordinary Shares to vote in favour of the Resolution.

The purpose of this document is to seek Shareholders' approval for the Resolution, to provide you with the background to and reasons for the Cancellation and to explain the consequences of the Cancellation and why the Directors unanimously consider the Cancellation to be in the best interests of the Company and its Shareholders as a whole.

Shareholders will also find details of the Exit Facility by Hai Yuan Trading, at 30 pence per Ordinary Share, at Part 6 of this document.

   2.         Background to, and reasons for, the Cancellation 

The Directors have conducted a review of the benefits and drawbacks to the Company and its Shareholders in retaining its quotation on AIM, and believe that Cancellation is in the best interests of the Company and its Shareholders as a whole. The perceived benefits of an admission of securities to AIM typically include access to capital markets, an enhanced corporate profile, a means to incentivise staff and a mechanism to provide a market in the Company's Ordinary Shares. The Directors have reached the view that the Company is not receiving all these benefits. In reaching this conclusion, the Directors have considered the following key factors:

- the Company operates in a highly competitive market and may require a significant injection of capital if it were to upgrade its production facilities and plant. It is the Directors' view that the continued admission to AIM is unlikely to provide the Company with access to such capital, if required, and that funding could be secured more easily if it is no longer admitted to AIM;

- the considerable cost, management time and the legal and regulatory burden associated with maintaining the Company's admission to trading on AIM are, in the Directors' opinion, disproportionate to the benefits to the Company. Cancellation will, accordingly, reduce recurring administrative costs; and

- the limited liquidity of the Ordinary Shares on AIM, together with the aggregate 55.9 per cent. aggregate interest in the Company's current issued share capital held by Directors and HiTech Chemical, resulting in a reduced free float in the Ordinary Shares, with the consequence that the AIM listing of the Ordinary Shares does not, in itself, offer investors the opportunity to trade in meaningful volumes or with frequency within an active market.

Following careful consideration, the Directors believe that it is in the best interests of the Company and Shareholders to seek the proposed Cancellation.

Following the proposed Cancellation, the Directors consider that there would be little benefit to maintaining the Company's present Articles in relation to its current admission to AIM. Pursuant to the Re-registration, the Company would also be required to adopt new articles of association by way of special resolution. Subject to the proposed Cancellation being approved, the Board intends to propose for a separate Shareholders meeting be held after the Cancellation to approve the adoption of new Articles.

   3.         Current Trading and Prospects 

Set out below is an extract from the Company's trading update for the unaudited results for the 12 months ended 31 December 2017, which was announced on 16 January 2018, with comparative audited results for the 12 months ended 31 December 2016.

Financial Highlights

   --      Unaudited profit for the year was CNY 6.5 million (2016: CNY 16.9 million). 
   --     Unaudited total revenues for the year were CNY 850.5 million (2016: CNY 728.3 million). 

-- Unaudited gross profit for the year increased to CNY 125.8 million (2016: CNY 114.9 million) as the Company continued to adjust its product mix. Sales of more profitable, high-end products accounted for 26.4% of sales in the year (2016: 11.2%).

-- Unaudited overall sales volumes in the year decreased 10.5% to 112,252 tons due to planned plant shutdowns (2016: 125,395 tons).

-- Unaudited average selling prices in the year increased by 28.9% to CNY 7,133 / ton (2016: CNY 5,533 / ton) due to the increase of raw material price.

-- Unaudited selling expenses in the year rose by 24.3% to CNY 50.4 million (2016: CNY 40.5 million) as a result of more aggressive sales and marketing activities to address difficult market conditions.

-- Unaudited general and administrative expenses in the year increased by 21.2% to CNY 61.9 million (2016: CNY 51.1 million). This was attributable to plant shutdown costs and start-up expenses.

-- Unaudited interest expenses decreased to CNY 3.9 million (2016: CNY 15.0 million). In 2016, HaiKe Trading accrued interests for non-practical significance transactions.

-- Total borrowings at 31 December 2017 were CNY 80 million (31 December 2016: CNY 80 million).

-- At 31 December 2017, the Company's cash and cash equivalent balances were CNY 46.3 million (at 31 December 2016: CNY 55.0 million).

Note: as at 31 December 2017 the GBP/CNY exchange rate was 1:8.7792.

Operations

The smaller 15,000 tons per annum DMC plant which produces lower margin products was shut down from 24 April to 31 August 2017. The larger 30,000 tons per annum DMC plant continues to operate normally. The IPA plant was closed for annual maintenance from 11 May to 13 June 2017. Another shutdown of the IPA plant commenced from 31 August 2017 and continued until the end of the year to manage the heating capacity prior to the completion of the new pulverized coal stove.

As stated in the interim results for the six months to 30 June 2017, which was announced on 1 September 2017, the Company remains focused on higher margin chemical products, upgrading various products and supplying multiple types of supporting products. In line with this strategy, the new electrolyte solvent plant, for the production of a range of higher-end battery grade products, started operation in April 2017. DEC, one of the new high-end products produced from the new electrolyte solvent plant, has passed the acceptance testing and has been sold to customers since May 2017.

Prospects

The Company is facing critically difficult market conditions and is suffering a reduction in output as a result of planned plant shutdowns for upgrading purposes. Some production facilities and plants were shut down because they could not satisfy the enhanced PRC environmental rules and regulations and this has had a direct and adverse impact on the sales of the Company. The Company is considering further technical upgrades on its high-end chemical products to meet the competitive market standards, which would require a significant injection of capital, and the Directors believe that funding could be secured more easily as an exempted company.

   4.         Intentions as to the future strategy of the business 

The Directors consider that the Company's further development and continued success is dependent on a number of factors, including attracting new strategic investors and partners, exploring different financing options, and improving cash flow to provide capital support for its strategic development and focus on the high-end chemical industry. Following Cancellation, the Directors intend to integrate and simplify the organisational structure of the Company, so as to enable the Company to operate in this highly competitive market. After having reviewed the benefits and drawbacks to the Company in retaining its quotation on AIM, as set out in Part 2, the Directors believe that AIM is no longer a suitable platform for the Company's future development.

The Directors currently believe that once the Company has developed its operation to the point where it is able to trade profitably, it may be that a relisting on a public stock market will again be appropriate. However, no guarantees or assurances can be given as to the timing or even the likelihood of such a relisting occurring.

   5.         Principal effects of Cancellation 

The principal effects of the Cancellation will be that:

   -     the Company will cease to retain a nominated adviser and broker; 

- there would no longer be a formal market mechanism enabling Shareholders to trade their Ordinary Shares on AIM or any other recognised market or trading exchange;

- while the Ordinary Shares will remain freely transferable, it is possible that the liquidity and marketability of the Ordinary Shares will, in the future, be even more constrained than at present and the value of such shares may be adversely affected as a consequence;

- in the absence of a formal market and quote, it may be more difficult for Shareholders to determine the market value of their investment in the Company at any given time;

- the regulatory and financial reporting regime applicable to companies whose shares are admitted to trading on AIM will no longer apply;

- Shareholders will no longer be afforded the protections given by the AIM Rules, such as the requirement to be notified of certain events and the requirement that the Company seek shareholder approval for certain corporate actions, where applicable, including substantial transactions, financing transactions, reverse takeovers, related party transactions and fundamental changes in the Company's business, including certain acquisitions and disposals;

- the levels of transparency and corporate governance within the Company may not be as stringent as for a company quoted on AIM;

- it is the Company's intention to cancel the Company's Depositary Interests facility after the Cancellation, and, although the Ordinary Shares will remain transferable, they will cease to be transferable electronically in the form of Depositary Interests through CREST. In this instance, Shareholders who hold Depositary Interests will receive share certificates for their Ordinary Shares; and

- the Cancellation may have taxation consequences for Shareholders. Shareholders who are in any doubt about their tax position should consult their own professional independent tax adviser.

The Board considers it appropriate that, following and subject to Cancellation, the Company should undergo Re-registration and should adopt, by special resolution, new articles of association to reflect that the Ordinary Shares will no longer be traded on a public market.

Shareholders should also note that the UK City Code on Takeovers and Mergers does not apply to the Company.

The above considerations are not exhaustive and Shareholders should seek their own independent advice when assessing the likely impact of the Cancellation on them.

The Company currently intends that it will continue to provide certain facilities and services to Shareholders that they currently enjoy as shareholders of an AIM company. The Company will:

   -     continue to communicate information about the Company (including annual accounts) to its 

Shareholders, as required by the Companies Law;

   -     continue to hold annual general meetings; and 
   -     continue, for at least 6 months following the Cancellation, to maintain its website, http://www.haikechemical.com, and to post updates on the website from time to time, although Shareholders should be aware that there will be no obligation on the Company to include all of the information required under AIM Rule 26 or to update the website as required by the AIM Rules. 

In addition, the Company confirms that there is currently no intention to change the existing Directors

following the Cancellation.

   6.         Exit Facility 

The Board is aware that Shareholders may be either unable to hold unquoted shares or are unwilling to continue to hold such shares with the reduced level of marketability that is likely to ensue following Cancellation. Therefore, the Exit Facility is being put in place to enable such Shareholders to sell their Ordinary Shares immediately following the Extraordinary General Meeting.

The Exit Facility is being made available by Hai Yuan Trading, a private Singapore-registered company which is an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of HiTech Chemical, the Company's controlling shareholder and holder of 21,219,042 Ordinary Shares, representing 55.3 per cent. of the Company's issued shares. Mr. Xiaohong Yang, Executive Chairman, and Mr. Zaizhong Zhang, Chief Executive Officer, are each deemed to have an interest in HiTech Chemical through their respective shareholdings in HiTech Chemical.

The Company will not be a party to any transaction effected under the Exit Facility.

Under the Exit Facility, Hai Yuan Trading will purchase Ordinary Shares at a fixed price of 30 pence per Ordinary Share. The maximum number of Ordinary Shares that may be purchased under the Exit Facility is 17,134,529 Ordinary Shares (being the total number of Ordinary Shares, less those Ordinary Shares subject to irrevocable undertakings not to accept the Exit Facility, as detailed in Part 10 below). Accordingly, Hai Yuan Trading has deposited GBP5.14 million with the Receiving Agents, to be used to satisfy acceptances under the Exit Facility.

Ordinary Shares held in certificated form

Shareholders who hold Ordinary Shares in certificated form and who wish to accept the Exit Facility should complete and return the Exit Facility Acceptance Form enclosed with this document, to be received by the Receiving Agents by no later than 1.00 p.m. 16 March 2018. Exit Facility Acceptance Forms received after that date will not be accepted. Return of the Exit Facility Acceptance Form will not preclude Shareholders from voting at the EGM, as they will remain registered Shareholders at that time. Holders of uncertificated Ordinary Shares in the form of Depositary Interests who wish to accept the Exit Facility should follow the instructions in the section below titled "Depositary Interests".

Making available the Exit Facility is conditional on the passing of the Resolution at the EGM. Should the Resolution not be passed, and Cancellation not occur, the Exit Facility will not proceed and not be available to Shareholders.

Subject to the passing of the Resolution, it is expected that payments will be made under the Exit Facility on or around 22 March 2018.

Depositary Interests

Shareholders who hold Ordinary Shares in uncertificated form as Depositary Interests and who wish to accept the Exit Facility should take (or procure the taking of) the actions set out below to transfer to escrow (by means of a TTE Instruction) the total number of Depositary Interests in respect of which such Shareholders wish to accept the Exit Facility, specifying the Receiving Agent (in its capacity as a CREST participant under the participant ID referred to below) as the escrow agent, as soon as possible and in any event so that the transfer to escrow settles not later than 1.00 p.m. on 15 March 2018. Note that settlement cannot take place on weekends or bank holidays (or other times at which the CREST system is non-operational) and Shareholders should therefore time the input and settlement of any TTE Instructions accordingly.

The input and settlement of a TTE Instruction shall constitute an instruction to sell the specified number of Depositary Interests at the purchase price, by transferring such Depositary Interests to the relevant escrow account as detailed below.

If a Shareholder is a CREST sponsored member, the Shareholder should refer to his/her CREST sponsor before taking any action. A Shareholder's CREST sponsor will be able to confirm details of the Shareholder's Participant ID and the member account ID under which the Shareholder's Depositary Interests are held. In addition, only the Shareholder's CREST sponsor will be able to send the TTE Instruction to Euroclear in relation to the Shareholder's Depositary Interests.

To accept the Exit Facility Shareholders should send (or, if a Shareholder is a CREST sponsored member, procure that his/her CREST sponsor sends) a TTE Instruction to Euroclear, which must be properly authenticated in accordance with Euroclear's specifications for transfers to escrow and which must contain, in addition to the other information that is required for the TTE Instruction to settle in CREST, the following details:

   (a)        the ISIN for the Depositary Interests which is: KYG423181083; 
   (b)        the number of Depositary Interests to be transferred to an escrow balance; 
   (c)        Shareholder's Member account ID; 
   (d)        Shareholder's Participant ID; 

(e) the Participant ID of the escrow agent, the Receiving Agent, in its capacity as a CREST receiving agent, which is RA10;

   (f)        Member account ID of the escrow agent: 29492HAI; 

(g) the Corporate Action Number of the Exit Facility, which is allocated by Euroclear and is available by viewing the relevant corporate action detail, in CREST;

(h) the intended settlement date for the transfer to escrow. This should be as soon as possible and in any event no later than 1.00 p.m. on 15 March 2018;

   (i)         the standard delivery instruction with Priority 80; and 
   (j)         contact name and telephone number inserted in the shared note field. 

After settlement of the TTE Instructions, Shareholders will not be able to access the Depositary Interests, the subject of such TTE Instruction in CREST for any transaction or charging purposes, notwithstanding that, the Depositary Interests will be held by the Receiving Agent until they are transferred to the Receiving Agent, as escrow agent for Hai Yuan Trading, unless the Exit Facility becomes void or is terminated.

Shareholders are recommended to refer to the CREST Manual published by Euroclear for further information on the CREST procedures outlined above.

If Shareholders are in any doubt as to the procedure for acceptance, please contact Link Asset Services on 0371 664 0321. Calls are charged at the standard geographic rate and will vary by provider. Calls outside the UK will be charged at the applicable international rate. The helpline is open between 9.00 a.m. and 5.30 p.m., Monday to Friday excluding pubic holidays in the UK. Please note that Link Asset Services cannot provide advice on the merits of the Exit Facility nor give any financial, legal or tax advice. Shareholders are reminded that, if he/she are a CREST sponsored member, he/she should contact his/her CREST sponsor before taking any action.

Settlement

Unless the Exit Facility becomes void or is terminated or is extended, the outcome of the Exit Facility is expected to be announced on 19 March 2018. The payment of any consideration for Ordinary Shares will be made only after the relevant TTE Instruction has settled or (in the case of Ordinary Shares in certificated form) timely receipt by the Receiving Agent of share certificate(s) and/or other document(s) of title, or an indemnity in lieu thereof, a properly completed and duly executed Exit Facility Acceptance Form and any other documents required by the Exit Facility Acceptance Form.

Settlement of the consideration to which any Shareholder is entitled pursuant to the Exit Facility, will be made as follows:

Depositary Interests

Where the Exit Facility is accepted in relation to Depositary Interests any cash consideration will be paid by means of CREST by Hai Yuan Trading procuring the creation of an assured payment obligation in favour of the payment banks of accepting Shareholders in accordance with the CREST assured payment arrangements, expected to be not later than 4 Business Days after the day that the outcome of the Exit Facility is announced.

Ordinary Shares in certificated form

Where an acceptance of the Exit Facility relates to Ordinary Shares in certificated form cheques for the consideration will be despatched by first class post, expected to be not later than 4 Business Days after the day that the outcome of the Exit Facility is announced at the risk of the person entitled thereto. All cash payments will be made in pounds sterling by cheque drawn on a branch of a UK clearing bank.

Delivery of cash for the Ordinary Shares will be made by the Receiving Agent. The Receiving Agent will act as agent for Shareholders accepting the Exit Facility for the purpose of receiving the cash and transmitting such cash to such Shareholders.

   7.         Transactions following Cancellation 

Ordinary Shares

The proposed Cancellation, should it be approved by Shareholders at the Extraordinary General Meeting, would make it more difficult for Shareholders to buy and sell Ordinary Shares should they wish to do so.

Therefore, the Company will make arrangements for a Matched Bargain Facility to assist Shareholders to trade in the Ordinary Shares following Cancellation. The Matched Bargain Facility will be administered directly by the Company. Under the Matched Bargain Facility, Shareholders or persons wishing to acquire or dispose of Ordinary Shares will be able to leave an indication with the Company of the number of Ordinary Shares that they are prepared to buy or sell at an agreed price. In the event that the Company is able to match that order with an opposite sell or buy instruction, they would contact both parties to arrange the trade. Should the Cancellation become effective and the Company put in place the Matched Bargain Facility, details will be made available to Shareholders on the Company's website at www.haikechemical.com. However, in carrying out such activities, the Company will take no responsibility to match up Shareholders wishing to sell and purchase Ordinary Shares, and no responsibility in respect of the time frame in which introductions or communications (if any) are made or as to the price at which any trades might take place.

Depositary Interests

Due to the limited number of existing Shareholders and the illiquidity of the Ordinary Shares prior to Cancellation the Company will not maintain the Depositary Interest facility following Cancellation and the Depositary Interests facility will be cancelled. Depositary Interest holders will receive a share certificate for their cancelled Depositary Interest holding. Shareholders will be able to continue to trade their Ordinary Shares in certificated form.

   8.         Process for Cancellation 

Under the AIM Rules, it is a requirement that the Cancellation must be approved by not less than 75 per cent. of votes cast by Shareholders at a general meeting. Accordingly the Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting set out on page 13 of this document contains a special resolution to approve the Cancellation.

Under the AIM Rules, Cancellation will not take effect until at least 5 clear Business Days have passed following the passing of the Resolution. Furthermore, Rule 41 of the AIM Rules requires any AIM company that wishes the London Stock Exchange to cancel the admission of its shares to trading on AIM to notify shareholders and to separately inform the London Stock Exchange of its preferred cancellation date at least 20 Business Days prior to such date. In accordance with AIM Rule 41, the Directors have notified the London Stock Exchange of the Company's intention, subject to the Resolution being passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting, to cancel the Company's admission of the Ordinary Shares to trading on AIM on 20 March 2018.

Accordingly, if the Resolution is passed the Cancellation will become effective at 7.00 a.m. on 20 March 2018. If the Cancellation becomes effective, Stockdale will cease to be nominated adviser to the Company and the Company will no longer be required to comply with the AIM Rules.

   9.         Extraordinary General Meeting 

There is set out on page 14 of this document a notice convening an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company to be held at 11/F Meeting Room, HaiKe Mansion, 726 Beiyi Road, Dongying City, Shandong Province, China on 12 March 2018 at 10.00 a.m. (PRC). The notice sets out the Resolution to be approved at the EGM.

The Resolution is proposed as a special resolution, which means that it must be approved by more than 75 per cent. of votes cast by Shareholders or on behalf of Shareholders at the Extraordinary General Meeting.

Action to be taken by Shareholders holding Ordinary Shares in certificated form

Shareholders will find enclosed with this document a Form of Proxy for use in connection with the EGM. To be valid, a Form of Proxy, completed and executed in accordance with the instructions printed thereon, should be returned to Link Asset Services PXS, The Registry, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, BR3 4TU by not later than 5.30 p.m. on 8 March 2018. All Shareholders are urged to complete and return the enclosed Form of Proxy, whether or not they intend to be present at the meeting. The completion and return of the Form of Proxy will not preclude a Shareholder from attending the EGM and voting in person should they wish to do so.

Action to be taken by holders of Depositary Interests

Holders of Depositary Interests will find enclosed with this document a Form of Direction for use in connection with the EGM. To be valid, a Form of Direction, completed and executed in accordance with the instructions printed thereon, should be returned to Link Asset Services PXS, The Registry, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, BR3 4TU by not later than 5.30 p.m. on 7 March 2018.

   10.       Irrevocable Undertakings 

In connection with the Extraordinary General Meeting (undertakings to vote in favour)

The Company has received irrevocable undertakings from HiTech Chemical, Mr. Xiachong Yang and Mr. Zaizhong Zhang (each a Director of the Company), Bright Direction Hong Kong Limited, Runhong International Limited and WH Ireland Limited, to vote or procure votes in favour of the Resolution, in respect of all Ordinary Shares held by each of them (or in which they are interested), being 26,854,898 Ordinary Shares in aggregate, representing approximately 70.0 per cent. of the issued share capital of the Company.

In connection with the Exit Facility (undertakings not to accept)

The Company has received an irrevocable undertaking from HiTech Chemical, not to accept the Exit Facility, in respect of all Ordinary Shares held by it (or in which it is interested), being 21,219,042 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 55.3 per cent. of the issued share capital of the Company. HiTech Chemical will therefore remain a Shareholder following Cancellation.

   11.       Recommendation 

The Directors consider that the Cancellation is in the best interests of the Company and its Shareholders as a whole and therefore unanimously recommend that you vote in favour of the Resolution.

Yours faithfully

Mr. Xiaohong Yang

Executive Chairman

EXPECTED TIMETABLE OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS

Publication of this document and notice to London Stock Exchange of

proposed Cancellation 16 February 2018

Last time and date for receipt of Form of Direction 5.30 p.m. on 7 March 2018

Last time and date for receipt of Form of Proxy 5.30 p.m. on 8 March 2018

Date and time of Extraordinary General Meeting 10.00 a.m. (PRC) on 12 March 2018

Last time and date for transfers to escrow in relation to Depositary Interests

accepting the Exit Facility 1.00 p.m. on 15 March 2018

Last time and date for receipt of Exit Facility Acceptance Form 1.00 p.m. on 16 March 2018

Exit Facility record time and date 6.00 p.m. on 16 March 2018

Expected last day of dealings in Ordinary Shares on AIM 19 March 2018

Expected time and date of Cancellation 7.00 a.m. on 20 March 2018

Expected date of payment to accepting Shareholders under the Exit Facility 22 March 2018

Notes:

If any of the above times and/or dates change, the revised times and/or dates will be notified to Shareholders by announcement through the Regulatory Information Service.

All times shown in this document are London times unless otherwise stated.

DEFINITIONS

The following definitions apply throughout this document and the accompanying Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting, Form of Proxy, Form of Direction and Exit Facility Acceptance Form, unless the context requires otherwise or unless it is otherwise specifically provided:

 
 "AIM"                        AIM, the market of that name operated 
                               by the London Stock Exchange 
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 "AIM Rules"                  the rules and guidance for companies 
                               whose shares are admitted to trading 
                               on AIM published by the London Stock 
                               Exchange, as amended from time to time 
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 "Articles"                   the articles of incorporation of the 
                               Company as amended from time to time 
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 "Board" or "Directors"       the directors of the Company as at 
                               the date of this document, as detailed 
                               on page 6 
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 "Business Day"               any day the London Stock Exchange is 
                               open 
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 "Cancellation"               the cancellation of admission of Ordinary 
                               Shares to trading on AIM, subject to 
                               passing of the Resolution and in accordance 
                               with Rule 41 of the AIM Rules 
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 "Chairman"                   The chairman of the Board 
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 "China" or "PRC"             the People's Republic of China, which 
                               for the purpose of this document, excludes 
                               Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, 
                               Macao Special Administrative Region 
                               and Taiwan 
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 "Circular"                   this document and its attachments 
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 "Company" or "HaiKe"         HaiKe Chemical Group Ltd, a company 
                               incorporated and registered in the 
                               Cayman Islands with company number 
                               170001 and having its registered office 
                               at PO Box 1350, Clifton House, 75 Fort 
                               Street, Grand Cayman, KY1-1108, Cayman 
                               Islands 
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 "Companies Law"              the Companies Law (as revised) of the 
                               Cayman Islands, as amended, modified 
                               or supplemented from time to time 
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 "CREST"                      the relevant system (as defined in 
                               the CREST Regulations) in respect of 
                               which Euroclear is the operator (as 
                               defined in those regulations) 
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 "CREST Manual"               the manual published by Euroclear governing 
                               CREST operations 
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 "CREST Regulations"          the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 
                               2001 (SI2001/3755) (as amended) relating 
                               to the operation of CREST in the UK, 
                               being the paperless settlement of trades 
                               and the holdings of uncertificated 
                               shares 
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 "DEC"                        diethyl carbonate, a colourless liquid 
                               with a mild pleasant odour and used 
                               as a solvent and as a component of 
                               electrolytes in lithium batteries 
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 "Depositary Interests"       the depositary interests in uncertificated 
                               form representing Ordinary Shares issued 
                               to a holder on the terms set out in 
                               the DI Deed Poll 
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 "DI Deed Poll"               the first trust deed poll constituted 
                               by Link Market Services Trustees Limited 
                               in respect of the Depositary Interests 
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 "DMC"                        dimethyl carbonate, a colourless liquid 
                               produced from a chemical reaction between 
                               propylene oxide and methanol and widely 
                               used in medical applications 
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 "EGM" or "Extraordinary      the extraordinary general meeting of 
  General Meeting"             the Company to be held at 10.00 a.m. 
                               (PRC) on 12 March 2018, or any adjournment 
                               thereof, notice of which is set out 
                               at the end of this document 
---------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 "Exit Facility"              the facility to be provided by Hai 
                               Yuan Trading, as described at pages 
                               9 to 11 of this document 
---------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 "Exit Facility Acceptance    the form of acceptance in relation 
  Form"                        to the Exit Facility for use by Shareholders 
                               holding Ordinary Shares in certificated 
                               form 
---------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 "Exit Facility Price"        30 pence per Ordinary Share 
---------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 "Exit Facility Record        6.00 p.m. on 16 March 2018 
  Date and Time" 
---------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 "Form of Direction"          the form of direction attached to this 
                               document for use by holders of Depositary 
                               Interests in connection with the EGM 
---------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 "Form of Proxy"              the form of proxy attached to this 
                               documentfor use by Shareholders in 
                               connection with the EGM 
---------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 "Group"                      the Company and/or its subsidiaries 
                               from time to time, as the context requires 
---------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 "HaiKe Trading"              HaiKe Trading HongKong Limited, a limited 
                               company incorporated in Hong Kong with 
                               company number 996446 and being an 
                               indirect wholly owned subsidiary of 
                               the Company 
---------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 "Hai Yuan Trading"           (Hai Yuan Trading Pte Ltd.), a private 
                               limited company incorporated in Singapore 
                               with registered number 201006384K and 
                               being an indirect wholly owned subsidiary 
                               of HiTech Chemical 
---------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 "HiTech Chemical" or         HiTech Chemical Investment Ltd., a 
  "Controlling Shareholder"    BVI registered company with company 
                               number 1019496 
---------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 "IPA"                        isopropyl alcohol, colourless, flammable 
                               compound with strong odour and produced 
                               through propylene hydration reaction 
                               catalysed under pressure 
---------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 "Link Asset Services"        a trading name of Link Market Services 
                               Limited 
---------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 "Letter from the Chairman"   the letter from Mr Xiaohong Yang, the 
                               executive chairman of the Group, set 
                               out on pages 6 to 12 of this document 
---------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 "London Stock Exchange"      London Stock Exchange plc 
---------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 "Matched Bargain Facility"   a matched bargain facility administered 
                               by the Company to assist Shareholders 
                               to trade in the Ordinary Shares following 
                               Cancellation 
---------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 "Notice"                     the notice of EGM set out on page 13 
                               of this document 
---------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 "Ordinary Shares"            ordinary shares of US$0.002 each in 
                               the capital of the Company 
---------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 "Receiving Agent"            Link Asset Services 
---------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 "Registrars"                 Link Asset Services 
---------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 "Registrar of Companies"     the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman 
                               Islands 
---------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 "Regulatory Information      one of the regulatory information services 
  Service"                     approved by the London Stock Exchange 
                               for the distribution to the public 
                               of AIM announcements and included within 
                               the list maintained on the London Stock 
                               Exchange's website 
---------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 "Re-registration"            the re-registration of the Company 
                               as an exempted company with the Registrar 
                               of Companies of the Cayman Islands 
---------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 "Resolution"                 the special resolution to be proposed 
                               at the EGM, details of which are set 
                               out in the Notice 
---------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 "Shareholder(s)"             holder(s) of Ordinary Shares 
---------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 "Stockdale"                  Stockdale Securities Limited 
---------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 "TTE Instruction(s)"         in CREST, a transfer to escrow instruction(s) 
---------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 "UK"                         the United Kingdom of Great Britain 
                               and Northern Ireland 
---------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 

In this document:

Currencies and Exchange Rate

A reference to GBP is to pounds sterling, being the lawful currency of the UK.

A reference to CNY is to Chinese Renminbi, being the lawful currency of China.

A reference to US$ is to United States Dollars, being the lawful currency of the United States of America.

Unless otherwise stated in this document, the following rate of exchange from CNY to GBP has been applied: CNY100 : GBP8.7792

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This document contains a number of forward-looking statements relating to the Company. The Company considers any statements that are not historical facts as "forward- looking statements". They relate to events and trends that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results and financial position of the Company to differ materially from the information presented in the relevant forward-looking statement.

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