Yoncan buys majority of Fineland Living for $3.57M, triggers mandatory offer
What's the deal? Yoncan Co., Ltd.Dealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → completed its acquisition of a 50.01% stake in Fineland Living Services Group LimitedDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → (Stock Code: 9978) on October 8, 2026. It paid US$3.39M (≈$3.57 million) in cash, or US$0.02 per share, for 200,044,000 shares. The purchase triggered an unconditional mandatory cash offer for the remaining shares.
Why now? Crossing the 50% threshold activated Rule 26.1 of the Takeovers Code, which requires a bidder to offer to buy out other shareholders. Altus Investments LimitedDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, acting for Yoncan, will make the offer at US$0.02 per share — the same price Yoncan paid.
How big is the offer? Immediately after completion, Yoncan and its concert parties held 213,644,000 shares, or about 53.41% of Fineland's 400,000,000 issued shares. If fully accepted for all 186,356,000 offer shares, the maximum cash payable would be roughly US$3.15M.
Who sold? Mr. Fong, via Mansion GreenDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, sold his entire 24.30% holding. Ms. Tse, via Aspiring VisionDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, cut her stake from 16.20% to 3.24%, while Huiyu InvestmentDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →'s holding fell from 15% to 2.25%. The concert party agreement among Mr. Fong, Ms. Tse, and Mr. Huang was terminated.
What's next? The Composite Document — containing the offer details, the Independent Board Committee's advice, and the Independent Financial Adviser's advice — must be sent on or before October 15, 2026. No recommendation on the offer was made in the joint announcement. Mr. Han has given an irrevocable undertaking not to accept the offer for 4,500,000 shares.
The signal: A majority stake plus a mandatory offer points to a change of control at Fineland Living. Investors will watch acceptance levels, board changes, and whether the public float holds — a key factor in any potential delisting.
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