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Subsequent Events
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
Subsequent Events
26. Subsequent Events 

 

On July 20, 2021, CBAK Power entered into a framework agreement relating to CBAK Power’s investment in Hitrans, pursuant to which CBAK Power will acquire 81.56% of the equity interests of Hitrans (the “Acquisition Agreement”). Under the Acquisition Agreement, CBAK Power will acquire 60% ownership of Hitrans from Zhejiang Meidu Graphene Technology Co., Ltd. (“Meidu Graphene”) valued at RMB118 million ($18.27 million) and 21.56% ownership of Hitrans from Hitrans’s management shareholders valued at approximately RMB40.74 million ($6.31 million). As of the date of the Acquisition Agreement, the 25% ownership of Hitrans held by Hitrans management shareholders was frozen as a result of a litigation arising from the default by Hitrans management shareholders on debts borrowed from Zhejiang Meidu Pawn Co., Ltd. (“Pawn Co.”) whereby the 25% ownership of Hitrans was pledged as collateral. Mr. Junnan Ye (“Mr. Ye”), acting as an intermediary, will first acquire 22.5% ownership of Hitrans, free of any encumbrances, from Hitrans management shareholders. Pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement, within five days of CBAK Power’s obtaining 21.56% ownership of Hitrans from Mr. Ye, CBAK Power will pay approximately RMB40.74 million ($6.31 million) in cash, which amount shall be used toward the repayment of debts due to Pawn Co.

 

In addition, as of the date of the Acquisition Agreement, Meidu Graphene’s 60% ownership of Hitrans was frozen as a result of a litigation arising from Hitrans’s failure to make payments to New Era in connection with the purchase of land use rights, plants, equipment, pollution discharge permit and other assets (the “Assets”) under certain asset transfer agreements as well as Meidu Graphene’s guarantee for Hitrans’s payment obligations thereunder. As a part of the transaction, CBAK Power entered into a loan agreement with Hitrans to lend Hitrans approximately RMB131 million ($20.28 million) (the “Hitrans Loan”) by remitting approximately RMB131 million into the account of Shaoxing Intermediate People’s Court (the “Court”) to remove the freeze on Meidu Graphene’s 60% ownership of Hitrans. Moreover, Juzhong Daxin will return RMB15 million ($2.32 million) of the security deposit to CBAK Power before CBAK Power wires approximately RMB131 million to the Court and will retain RMB5 million ($0.77 million) as commission for facilitating the acquisition. CBAK Power will pay all other fees due to Juzhong Daxin in accordance with the Letter of Intent. According to the Acquisition Agreement, Mr. Ye will first acquire 60% ownership of Hitrans, free of any encumbrances, from Meidu Graphene. Thereafter, CBAK Power will assign RMB118 million of the Hitrans Loan to Mr. Junnan Ye as consideration for the acquisition of 60% ownership of Hitrans from Mr. Ye (the “Assignment”). Hitrans shall repay RMB118 million to Mr. Ye in accordance with a separate loan repayment agreement (the “Loan Repayment Agreement”) to be entered into among Mr. Ye, Hitrans, CBAK Power and Mr. Wu. Under the Loan Repayment Agreement, Hitrans shall repay Mr. Ye at least RMB70 million ($10.84 million) within two months of obtaining the title to the Assets from New Era and the remaining balance by December 31, 2021, with a fixed interest of RMB3.5 million ($0.54 million) which can be reduced by up to RMB1 million ($0.15 million) if the loan is settled before its due date. CBAK Power provides guarantee to Mr. Ye on Hitrans’s repayment obligations under the Loan Repayment Agreement. Hitrans shall repay the remaining approximately RMB13 million ($2.01 million) of the Hitrans Loan to CBAK Power at an interest rate of 6% per annum, maturing in one year from the date of the Assignment.

 

As of the date of this report, CBAK Power has acquired 81.56% ownership of Hitrans and has paid approximately RMB40.74 million (approximately $6.31 million) in cash to Mr. Ye. In addition to that, CBAK Power has wired approximately RMB131 million ($20.28 million) to the Court and Juzhong Daxin returned RMB7 million ($1.1 million) of the security deposit to CBAK Power. CBAK Power expects to close the acquisition of 81.56% ownership of Hitrans upon the satisfaction of all closing conditions in the Acquisition Agreement, including that Hitrans obtains the title to all the Assets.