-- 361 Degrees International Ltd.（香港証券取引所：1361）は、追加公募を通じて6億1800万香港ドルの資金調達を目指している。
株主であるMing Rong Internationalは、同社株式を最大1億株、1株当たり6.18香港ドルで新規投資家に売却する計画である。
その後、このスポーツウェアメーカーはMing Rongに対し新株を発行するが、同社は売却される株式と全く同数の株式を同価格で引き受けることに合意している。
これらの取引が完了すると、明栄の361 Degreesに対する持ち株比率は15.85%から15.11%に低下する。
361 Degreesは、今回の取引による収益を、海外市場での事業拡大と運転資金の強化に充てるとしている。
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