-- Xinhua News Media (HKG:0309) plans to settle about HK$5 million of debt through a subscription of new shares under its general mandate, according to a Thursday Hong Kong bourse filing.
The company agreed to issue 153 million subscription shares to independent third-party subscriber Yu Huilin at about HK$0.033 each.
The subscription amount will be satisfied by offsetting principal and interest owed by the company under a debt confirmation agreement, the filing said.
The new shares represent about 7.9% of the company's existing issued share capital and about 7.3% of the enlarged share capital after completion.