Item 1.01 | | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
Item 2.03 | | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet arrangement of a Registrant |
Great China International Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Silverstrand International Holdings Limited (“Silverstrand”), has entered into a definitive agreement dated November 20, 2007 (the “Definitive Agreement”) with respect to the transfer of 100% of the issued share capital of Loyal Best Property Development Limited (“Loyal Best”), a Hong Kong limited company, to Zhang Yu, an unrelated third party. A translation of the Definitive Agreement is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1.
The transfer contemplated by the Definitive Agreement was the subject of a letter of intent, previously disclosed in the Company’s Current Report dated November 8, 2007, pursuant to which Celebrities Real Estate Development Group Co., Ltd. (“Celebrities”) or a party designated by Celebrities, would acquire the shares of Loyal Best in exchange for the payment of 360 million Chinese yuan (approximately US$48.64 million). Celebrities has executed a separate guarantee in favor of Silverstrand with respect to the obligations of Zhang Yu under the Definitive Agreement, and a translation of this guarantee is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.2. Shenyang Maryland International Industry Co., Ltd., the Company’s subsidiary, guaranteed the obligations of Silverstrand under the Definitive Agreement, and this guarantee was disclosed with the letter of intent in the Company’s Current Report dated November 8, 2007. The transactions provided for by the definitive agreement are scheduled to close on December 15, 2007.
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| Joint Development Agreement | |
In a separate transaction, the Company’s indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Shenyang Xinchao Property Co., Ltd (“Xinchao”), executed a joint development agreement (the “JDA”) on November 20, 2007, with Beijing Century Junhui Investment Ltd. (“Junhui”), an unrelated third party, pursuant to which each of Xinchao and Junhui agreed to invest RMB 40 million (approximately $US5.4 million) as share capital in a newly-formed entity whose purpose shall be to jointly develop a commercial and residential project in Nanjing Street, Heping District, Shenyang, China (the “Proposed Project”). A translation of the joint development agreement, which was dated for reference November 16, 2007, is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.3. The JDA contains terms and conditions for the establishment and governance of the new company, which has been formed and which is named Shenyang Century Junhui Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. The new entity does not currently own or posses any land use rights or interests with respect to the Proposed Project and is seeking property for acquisition.
Item 9.01 | | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
The following are filed as exhibits to this report.
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| Exhibit No. | | Description of Document |
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| 10.1 | | Definitive Agreement dated November 20, 2007 by an among Silverstrand International Holdings Limited, Zhang Yu and Shenyang Maryland International Industry Co., Ltd. |
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