Securities code: Amethystum Storage Technology Co.Ltd(688086) securities abbreviation: Amethystum Storage Technology Co.Ltd(688086) Announcement No.: 2022017 Amethystum Storage Technology Co.Ltd(688086)
Announcement on receiving the inquiry letter on the pledge of Amethystum Storage Technology Co.Ltd(688086) controlling shareholders’ shares from Shanghai Stock Exchange
The board of directors and all directors of the company guarantee that there are no false records, misleading statements or major omissions in the contents of this announcement, and bear legal responsibility for the authenticity, accuracy and integrity of its contents according to law.
Amethystum Storage Technology Co.Ltd(688086) (hereinafter referred to as “the company”) received the inquiry letter on the pledge of Amethystum Storage Technology Co.Ltd(688086) controlling shareholders’ shares (szkch [2022] No. 0040) (hereinafter referred to as “the inquiry letter”) issued by Shanghai Stock Exchange on March 23, 2022. The specific contents of the inquiry letter are as follows:
“ Amethystum Storage Technology Co.Ltd(688086) ：
On March 23, 2022, your company submitted the announcement on the pledge of shares by the controlling shareholder, which said that the controlling shareholders Meizhou Zichen Investment Consulting Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Zichen investment) and Meizhou Zihui Investment Consulting Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Zihui investment) pledged 34268672 shares of the company to Huang Dahe. In accordance with the provisions of article 14.1.1 of the Listing Rules of Shanghai Stock Exchange on the science and innovation board, your company is requested to verify and supplement the disclosure of the following matters.
1、 The announcement shows that the share pledge of the controlling shareholder is to provide pledge guarantee for the company’s actual controllers Zheng Mu and Luo Tiewei to Huang Dahe’s loan. The company is requested to verify and disclose: (1) the specific occurrence time of the relevant loan, the main contents of the agreement, the specific purpose of the loan funds, the source of Huang Dahe’s loan funds, and whether there are other potential creditors of the loan; (2) Specific repayment arrangements and de pledge arrangements; (3) Zheng mu, Luo Tiewei, Zichen investment, Zihui investment and Huang Dahe and other parties have other agreements on whether the shares held by the controlling shareholders have other agreements, specific time and content; (4) The capital exchanges and transactions between Zheng Mu and Luo Tiewei and Huang Dahe and their related parties, and whether there are other cooperation or interest arrangements.
2、 The announcement shows that the number of Pledged Shares accounts for 18% of the total share capital of the company, and the pledge rate of controlling shareholders reaches 60%. The company is requested to verify and disclose: (1) the financial status, external debt status and solvency of Zheng mu, Luo Tiewei, Zichen investment and Zihui investment, and whether there are overdue debts or other deterioration of credit; (2) Whether the pledge affects the stability of the company’s control and may lead to the change of the company’s control; (3) Whether there are other risks that affect the stability of the right of control or lead to the change of the right of control. If so, key risks shall be prompted and specific measures to stabilize the right of control shall be taken.
3、 According to the company’s previous announcement, as of March 10, the company’s illegal guarantee amount was 373 million yuan, which was arranged by Zheng mu, one of the actual controllers of the company and chairman of the board of directors. He promised to bear joint and several liability for all losses and potential losses caused to the company by the illegal guarantee. Please explain: (1) whether and how the company has taken specific measures to preserve the company’s assets and protect the interests of minority shareholders to recover from Zheng mu; (2) In combination with the current progress in the cancellation or settlement of illegal guarantees, the pledge of shares held by Zheng Mu and his credit status, explain whether Zheng Mu has the ability and how to bear joint and several liabilities, and clarify the relevant time arrangement and capital arrangement; (3) The independent directors of the company are invited to express their independent opinions on matters such as illegal guarantee and share pledge under the instruction of Zheng mu, one of the actual controllers of the company and chairman of the board.
The controlling shareholder and actual controller of your company shall earnestly cooperate with the company to fulfill the obligation of information disclosure and shall not conceal important information; It shall protect the safety of the company’s funds and property, take effective measures to remove the pledge risk, eliminate the impact of its own debt on the company’s control and production and operation, and give priority to raising funds to compensate for the losses caused to the company by illegal guarantee. All directors, supervisors and senior managers of the company shall be diligent and responsible to ensure the capital safety and financial independence of the listed company, and prevent the transmission of capital risks from controlling shareholders and actual controllers to the listed company.
China Securities Co.Ltd(601066) securities, the company’s continuous supervision organization, shall diligently perform the obligation of continuous supervision, fully verify the above matters, express clear opinions one by one, and take timely and effective measures to urge the controlling shareholders and actual controllers of the company to remove the risk of illegal guarantee and equity pledge as soon as possible, raise funds and give priority to compensating the losses of the company, so as to avoid the reoccurrence of situations that damage the interests of the company such as the deduction of the company’s funds, Ensure the safety of funds and property of listed companies, fulfill the obligation of information disclosure according to law, and effectively protect the legitimate rights and interests of minority shareholders.
Please disclose it immediately after receiving this letter and reply before March 30, 2022. “
According to the requirements of Shanghai Stock Exchange, the company will actively organize all parties to reply to the questions involved in the inquiry letter and timely fulfill the corresponding information disclosure obligations. Please pay attention to the company’s announcement and pay attention to investment risks.
It is hereby announced.
Amethystum Storage Technology Co.Ltd(688086) board of directors March 24, 2022
