ICO : SUPPLEMENTAL ANNOUNCEMENT IN RELATION TO THE ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2020 - USE OF PROCEEDS
August 19, 2020 at 08:42 am
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ICO GROUP LIMITED
揚 科 集 團 有 限 公 司*
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock code: 1460)
SUPPLEMENTAL ANNOUNCEMENT IN RELATION TO
THE ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 MARCH 2020 - USE OF PROCEEDS
References are made to the annual report (the "Annual Report") of ICO Group Limited (the "Company") together with its subsidiaries, the "Group") for the year ended 31 March 2020 ("FY 2020"). Unless otherwise defined, capitalised terms used herein shall have the same meanings as those defined in the Annual Report.
The board of directors of the Company (the "Board") would like to provide additional information pursuant to paragraph 11(8) of Appendix 16 to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities (the "Listing Rules") on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Stock Exchange") in relation to the use of the Net Proceeds of approximately HK$75.5 million as follows:
Actual use of
Actual use of
Actual use of
proceeds from
proceeds during
proceeds during
Unutilised
Planned use
listing date to
the six months ended
the year ended
amount as at
Use of net proceeds
of proceeds
31 March 2019
30 September 2019
31 March 2020
31 March 2020
HK$'000
HK$'000
HK$'000
HK$'000
HK$'000
Purchase of new office premises as well as equipping and
renovating the Group's existing office premises
19,400
19,400
-
-
-
Expanding the Group's professional team and enhancing
service quality
15,800
15,800
-
-
-
Strategic growth through merger, acquisition or
business collaboration
15,600
11,500
2,800
1,300
-
Expansion of IT application and solution development business
9,400
9,400
-
-
-
Starting a research and development team
5,400
5,400
-
-
-
Strengthening the Group's marketing efforts
2,400
2,400
-
-
-
Working capital and other general corporate purposes
7,500
7,500
-
-
-
* For identification purposes only
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Accordingly, all the Net Proceeds were used as at 31 March 2020 according to the intended use of the Net Proceeds as previously disclosed.
The Board confirmed that the supplementary information provided in this announcement does not affect any other information contained in the Annual Report and, save as disclosed above, the content of the Annual Report remains unchanged.
By order of the Board
ICO Group Limited
Leong Yeng Kit
Chairman and Executive Director
Hong Kong, 19 August 2020
As at the date of this announcement, the executive Directors of the Company are Mr. Leong Yeng Kit and Ms. Lee Pei Ling; the non-executive Directors of the Company are Mr. Leong Yeng Kong, Ms. Leong Poh Chih, Mr. Leong Yeng Weng, Ms. Walaiporn Orakij and Ms. Durgadewi Yoganathan; and the independent non-executive Directors of the Company are Mr. Tan Eng Wah, Mr. Gan Cheng Khuan, Ms. Yvonne Low Win Kum and Mr. Chiu King Yan.
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ICO Group Ltd is an investment holding company principally engaged in consulting technology-related businesses. The Company operates through five business segments. The IT Infrastructure Solutions segment is engaged in the provision of IT infrastructure solutions services and the sales of hardware and software related to IT infrastructure solutions. The IT Maintenance and Support segment is engaged in the provision of IT maintenance and support services. The IT Application and Solution Development segment is engaged in the design and implementation of IT application solutions and the procurement of third-party hardware and software. The IT Secondment segment is engaged in the provision of secondment services for a fixed term under secondment service agreements. The Property Leasing and E-Commerce segment is engaged in the property leasing and e-commerce businesses.