Item 2.01 | | Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets |
Great China International Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Silverstrand International Holdings Limited (“Silverstrand”), entered into a letter of intent dated May 31, 2007 to acquire for US$24,510,000 all of the issued share capital of Loyal Best Property Development Limited (“Loyal Best”), a Hong Kong limited company, from Gentle Knight Limited (“GKL”), an unrelated third party. Loyal Best is the sole owner of an entity called Shenyang Loyal Best Hunnan Property Development Limited (“Shenyang Loyal Best”), a wholly owned foreign enterprise that is a party to a Confirmation Letter of Auction with respect to a parcel of land located at the center area of Hunnan New Zone in the city of Shenyang, China (the “Project”).
The parties subsequently entered into a definitive agreement with respect to the transaction dated June 28, 2007, pursuant to which Silverstrand agreed (a) to purchase from GKL all of the outstanding shares of Loyal Best for US$4,010,000, of which US$2,580,000 was previously paid as a deposit, and (b) to purchase from the directors of Loyal Best at a total price of US$20,500,000, all of the director loan notes issued by Loyal Best in the aggregate principal amount of US$20,000,000, which were used to make Shenyang Loyal Best’s land transfer fee payment on the Project of US$20,000,000.
Effective August 7, 2007, Silverstrand completed the acquisition of the Loyal Best shares from GKL in consideration for US$4,010,000, US$2,580,000 of which had previously been paid.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Great China International Holdings, Inc.
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Date: August 9, 2007 | | By: | | /s/ Frank Jiang | |
| | | | Frank Jiang, Chief Executive Officer | |
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