Sino-Ocean Unit Flags Over 17 Billion Yuan in Overdue Debt; Shares Slip 4%
Sino-Ocean (HKG:3377) said its wholly owned subsidiary, Beijing Sino-Ocean, had 17.2 billion yuan in overdue borrowing principal as of March 31, according to a April 10 Hong Kong bourse filing.Shares of the property firm were down over 4% in Monday's late morning trade.The subsidiary also reported a new major litigation in March involving disputes with creditors, with an amount of about 1.87 billion yuan.Sino-Ocean said the situation may adversely affect the unit's operations and debt repayment ability.The unit said it is continuing discussions with creditors to formulate solutions to address the debt situation.