Tri-way Industries Updates Dividend Distribution
August 17, 2017
GUANGZHOU, China-- Sino Agro Food, Inc. (OTCQX: SIAF | OSE: SIAF-ME), a
specialized investment company focused on protein food including seafood and cattle,
is pleased to announce progress to date and procedures to come in order to complete
the distribution of shares in Tri-way Industries Ltd. (“TW”) to its shareholders.
TW’s Filing to HK Company Registry
Tri-way Industries Ltd. is near completion of all requisite documents and
documentation pertaining to the allocation of TW ownership and fully paid-up
capital (US$340.5 million) to its respective owner-partners, to be filed with the Hong
Kong Company Registrar sometime within the next ten (10) days. Upon its filing,
Sino Agro Food’s (“SIAF”) 36.6% holding in Tri-way is officially secured.
The F-1 Registration Statement
Regarding the F-1 registration process, TW, with the assistance of its attorneys, is in
the process of completing an F-1 for initial filing. The filing, as well as its
amendments, will be available for public viewing on the Securities and Exchange
Commission’s EDGAR website.
The HK Company Secretary
Cosmo Corporate Service HK Limited (“Cosmo”) is the secretary service company of
TW. Cosmo performs similar functions to those provided by a transfer agent in the
U.S., such as those carried out by Broadridge Financial for SIAF.
After having met regulatory conditions/approval for its dividend share distribution,
the Company will instruct Cosmo to directly register shares in book-entry form for
their list of shareholders with the HK Company Registrar.
Matters related to custodian actions to be taken by beneficiaries acting on behalf of
their clients, such as Forsakringsaktiebolaget Avanza Pension, Nordnet
Pensionsförsäkring AB, etc.; individual shareholders of TW and relevant items or
steps pertaining to them; and the availability of services provided by Cosmo to any
shareholder of TW will be forthcoming in later notices from the Company, as
warranted.
There are many steps required to effectuate Tri-way’s dividend share distribution. As
they materialize, updates will continue to be provided on TW’s progress.
Peter Grossman
Investor Relations
1 (775) 901-0344
Todd Fromer / Elizabeth Barker
1 (212) 896-1215 / 212-896-1203
Nordic Countries
+46 (0)8 120 558 30
About Sino Agro Food, Inc.
SIAF is a specialized investment company focused on protein food. The Company produces, distributes, markets, and sells sustainable seafood and beef to the rapidly growing middle class in China. Activities also include production of organic fertilizer and produce. SIAF is a global leader in developing land based recirculating aquaculture systems (“RAS”), and with its partners is the world's largest producer of sustainable RAS prawns.
Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Guangzhou, the Company had over 550 employees and revenue of USD 343 million in 2016. Operations are located in Guangdong, Qinghai, and Hunan provinces, and in Shanghai. Sino Agro Food is a public company listed on OTCQX U.S. Premier in the United States and on the Oslo Børs’ Merkur Market in Norway.
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