Silkwave Flags Forced Share Sales by Key Shareholder, Chairman
Silkwave (HKG:0471) said forced sales of shares held by a substantial shareholder and its chairman triggered a sharp drop in its share price and spike in trading volume, according to a Wednesday Hong Kong bourse filing.Shares of the media and transmission business were up nearly 2% in Thursday morning trade.The company said Chi Capital, a substantial shareholder, defaulted on a loan secured by its holdings, leading to the forced sale of about 53.3 million shares, or roughly 11.1% of the company's issued capital.Separately, about 24.4 million shares held by Chairman Chau Ngai Fung were also subject to forced sale following the price decline, reducing his stake to about 2.6%.